Division 56 January Newsletter

CLUB PENGUIN VOLUME 4, ISSUE 10: JANUARY EDITION 1

THE RUNDOWN GREETINGS FROM YOUR LTG IMPORTANT DATES DIVISION 56 OFFICERS ELECTION RALLY RECAP MEET THE LTG ELECT! WINTER DCM RECAP THE BUDDY SYSTEM PULLMAN UPDATE MOSCOW UPDATE OROFINO UPDATE FINAL DCM KEY CLUB FACTS DCON SERVICE FAIR RUNNING FOR HIGHER OFFICE THE KIWANIS FAMILY PNW EXEC BOARD THE PNW GOALS KCCP SPONSORS

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LETTER FROM THE LTG Hey, Penguins!

This is my third-to-last newsletter. Wow. This year has certainly been a wild ride, but I’m grateful to have spent it serving you. There is still plenty left to do! We have had 2 successful DCMs thus far, leaving us one more to do.

Additionally, we will be utilizing the buddy system this semester, meaning we are now working on close, personal connections and the transition to consistent collaboration. We’ve grown a lot as a Division this year, and I encourage you to reflect on not only how we’ve grown, but how you’ve grown as a Key Clubber and a person.

Additionally, as you work hard in school and Key Club this semester, be thinking about DCON! DCON is a yearly celebration of service for the PNW District, and my favorite weekend of the year. I highly encourage you to attend, it’s just a breathtaking experience. Please contact me or your presidents for more information! DCON should be the light at the end of the tunnel for you guys this semester :) I’m also extremely excited to announce the election of the next LTG of Division 56, Jane Tang! Please read that page of the Newsletter for her bio and my recap of her election.

Best wishes this semester! Please message me with any questions or concerns you may have!

Yours in love and service, DMITRI SABERI LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF DIVISION 56 LTG56@PNWKEYCLUB.ORG (509) 715-7475

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IMPORTANT DATES THESE ARE THE CRITICAL DATES FOR THIS SPRING!

• 5th of every month- Secretary Reports • Around the 5th of every month- PCMs • February 11- Tentative Spring DCM date • February 18- PNW Candidates’ Meeting • February 24-26- Winter Board Meeting • March 31-April 2- DCON 4ery

DIVISION 56 OFFICERS PULLMAN -PRESIDENT: SHYAM VENKATASUBRAMANIAN -VICE PRESIDENT: AASIYA ISLAM -SECRETARY: JANE TANG -TREASURER: ANDY HE -EDITOR: ALLY HERR

MOSCOW -PRESIDENT: KATIE LANDRETH -VICE PRESIDENT: GRANT CLARY -SECRETARY: ABBY BAUNE -TREASURER: LAURYN WINDSOR -EDITOR: ADDISON GOLIGHTLY

OROFINO -PRESIDENT: CYNTHIA GUITRON -VICE PRESIDENT: KEELAN CHEN -SECRETARY: KAREE WILSON -TREASURER: RILEIGH CARTON -EDITOR: RIKA ILAGAN

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ELECTION RALLY RECAP On January 7th, 2017, Division 56’s annual Election Rally was held. This was an exceptional rally for several reasons, the first being that we had 6 candidates. In addition to being the largest number of candidates we have ever had, the candidates’ quality was fantastic. Our 6 candidates were Aasiya Islam, Jane Tang, Symanthika Bose, Jacqueline McAleer, May Qiang, and Andy He. It was truly an incredibly difficult decision for the delegates; every candidate had an extremely commendable speech and campaign platform. It should also be recognized that all delegates were present from each club, another big leap from past years, where delegates typically would listen and vote over-the-phone. Thank you to all the delegates who made the trip over. After all the votes were tallied, it was determined that Jane Tang would be the next Lieutenant Governor of Division 56. Jane’s speech was amazing, and she displayed a very creative campaign platform. Congratulations to Jane on her wellearned victory! Having worked with her this year (she was Pullman’s Secretary), I can attest to the fact that Jane will be a stellar Lieutenant Governor, and I’m very proud of her.

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MEET THE LTG-ELECT! “Hi! I'm so honored to be able to say that I'll be serving as your LtG for the 2017-2018 year! I can't wait to meet and get to know everyone, but until then, I'll start off with a little bit about myself first so you can get to know me a bit better: I love green tea ice cream, settling in with a good book, staying cozy (it's like being hugged 24/7, so I guess hugs are pretty great too haha), and of course, key club! I'm super excited to see what we can accomplish this upcoming year in service! See you all soon! “ ~Jane Tang, LTG-elect of D56 7

WINTER DCM RECAP Our Winter DCM was our most successful one yet! It was held on Sunday, December 18 at the Red Lion Hotel in Lewiston, with almost 30 members in attendance. The DCM started out with a Divisional Spirit Challenge (we even incorporated the Mannequin Challenge!), and went on to include a presentation from the LTG- a list of topics can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EK_a1yeerACyv8EzhhfYVkLC5F6ZbSEwe1GgTMpjD0/edit?usp=sha ring -and a service project, making holiday cards for patients at Seattle Childrens’! Overall, this extremely successful DCM combined spirit, education and updates about our Division and District, and service for an extremely well-rounded afternoon. I’d like to extend a huge thank you to everyone for making the effort to attend! You can check out the precise agenda in my last newsletter, and the official business portion by clicking on the google doc linked above. Now, it’s time to set our focus on finishing strong on our last DCM! 8

THE BUDDY SYSTEM The Buddy System is a program I am implementing this semester as part of the last two phases of the Triple-C plan. I will be giving presidents contact information of the buddies who are not yet connected so we can get this plan moving. Please communicate with your buddy! This is meant to create deep, personal friendships on individual levels between clubs.

PULLMAN MEMBER

CORRESPONDING BUDDY

Aasiya

Audrey (Orofino)

Samantha

Addie (Moscow)

Jane

Cooper (Orofino)

Mayyi

Nicole (Orofino)

Abdullah

Cody (Orofino)

Symanthika

Rika (Orofino)

Eric

Sarah T (Moscow)

David

Sarah W (Orofino)

Abby

Casey (Orofino)

Daria

Lauren (Moscow)

Miguel

Kiara (Orofino)

Sean

Princess (Orofino)

Heema

Addie (Moscow)

James Mwangi

Rileigh (Orofino)

Ally Herr

Katie (Moscow)

May Qiang

Keelan (Orofino)

Andy He

Cynthia (Orofino)

Jacquie McAleer

Joy (Moscow)

Briana Zhao

Cassidy (Orofino)

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PULLMAN UPDATE The Pullman High School Key club enjoyed a fantastic holiday service season to close out 2016. This December, the Key Club actively participated in two recurring community service events, as well as a pair of lucrative community activities to boost club finances. To start the month, the club partnered with the Pullman Salvation Army to raise money for the Salvation Army bell ringing program. The event spanned from early to late December, and collected donations for the needy. The Key Club also volunteered to help at the annual Gladish Skate Night, as well as WSU basketball parking and PHS wrestling concessions. These activities helped abate individual registration fees for the PNW 2017 DCON, for which the club also received a record number of sign-ups with 25. In more recent news, the club also elected its 7th consecutive PNW Division 56 Lieutenant Governor of the 2010 era, with Jane Tang becoming the incoming LTG replacement for Dmitri Saberi. As a side note, officer elections for the club are currently scheduled to be held on February 8th, 2017. Altogether, the PHS Key Club enjoyed an extremely productive December, representing a wonderful year of service within the PNW District. Here is to another great year of service!

-Shyam Venkatasubramanian President, Pullman High School Key Club

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MOSCOW UPDATE We're doing really well! The Highlighter dance is this Friday and it'll be one of our fundraisers for DCON because we really want to send all of our officers! However, we are donating some of the proceeds to KCCP. What we're most excited about is starting a builders club at Moscow Middle School. We believe getting kids excited about service and about volunteering early on will not only strengthen numbers as they reach the high school and college, but it will also be a great way for the middle school to become more connected with the community. Also coming up is the Kiwanis fishing clinic, which is a yearly event that Moscow's Kiwanis club puts on and partners with our key club for a free day of fishing for kids. We have some other ideas for some later fundraising for DCON, but nothing has been solidified yet. All in all everything seems to be going alright. We had a bit of a rocky start at the beginning of the semester, but we're hopeful the start of the new semester will bring some fun times!

-Katie Landreth President, Moscow High School Key Club 11

OROFINO UPDATE Orofino’s Key Club has been very productive in the past couple of months. During the month of October, we decorated pumpkins with residents at the Clearwater Health and Rehab (CHR) and participated in our town’s annual Trick or Treat on the Street. In November, our members volunteered at KLER’s Stuff the Bus in which we helped raise 3, 260 pounds of food! In December, we rang bells at our local grocery stores for the Salvation Army, talked on the radio for Kiwanis Radio Days, made Christmas cards with the residents at the Clearwater Health and Rehab, had a club Christmas party, and attended the DCM in Lewiston. Our club also has a couple of fundraisers lined up to help raise money for those students who want to attend DCON in the Spring. These fundraisers include Valentine's Day candy grams and a movie night for the students. Another one of our future events is elections for the academic year 20172018. This will be held on January 20th, 2017.

-Rika Ilagan Editor, Orofino High School Key Club 12

FINAL DCM WHO? The Key Clubbers of Division 56!

WHAT? Our final DCM. We have held two successful DCMs so far this year, and we need to finish the Key Club year out strong with our final DCM! This particular Meeting will have a strong focus on DCON, spirit gear, and recapping the year. It will also have an emphasis on the continuation of the Buddy System and the TripleC plan.

WHEN? The tentative date is February 11.

WHERE? Pullman, exact location TBD.

WHY? If you didn’t make it to the otherDCMs (or even if you did), you can’t miss this one! This will be an end of the year celebration and hype event for DCON, you better be ready to have a good time!

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KEY CLUB FACTS MAJOR EMPHASIS: Children: Their future, our focus.

MOTTO: Caring- our way of life.

PLEDGE: I pledge, on my honor, to uphold the Objects of Key Club International; to build my home, school, and community; to serve my nation and God; and combat all forces which tend to undermine these institutions.

CHANT: Hey Key Clubbers, how do you feel?

We feel good! Oh, we feel so good, UH! Double it up, UH! UH! Triple it up, UH UH UH! One long UH! UHHHHHHHH! Rapper Style! UH UH UH UH UH! 56!!!

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PNW EXECUTIVE BOARD DISTRICT GOVERNOR: JULIET YU julietyu.pnwgov@gmail.com

DISTRICT SECRETARY: TIFFANY WONG tiffanywong.pnwsec@gmail.com

DISTRICT TREASURER: BRYAN LEE bryanlee.pnwtreasurer@gmail.com

DISTRICT EDITOR: AUDREY CHOW audreychow.pnweditor@gmail.com

CONVENTION CHAIR: AMY HUNG pnwconventionchair@gmail.com 20

THE PNW CLUB COUNT: 332 MEMBER COUNT: 12,783 MASCOT: MORTIMER MOOSE COLOR: FUCHSIA MOTTO: ”PROUD ‘N’ WILLING TO SERVE!”

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GOALS (OMG GOALS) ORGANIZE FIRST EVER DIVISION 56 DCM BRING LEWISTON OUT OF SUSPENSION** DCON ATTENDANCE: AT LEAST 30 MEMBERS* CHARTER A NEW CLUB** BUILD STRONG CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CLUBS *Our projected attendance is above 30. **Neither of these goals are attainable due to the fact that the Kiwanis Clubs are not able to sponsor Lewiston, nor a new club. They will be included as future goals in the yearly plan.

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Get to know our Kiwanis partners.

VISION PARTNERS Landscape Structures Inc. has been creating innovative playground equipment since 1971. Think of the impact your club could have in your community by constructing a playground as a signature project. Ask your members if giving children a place to play is the right project for your club. See Kiwanis playgrounds and find a local representative at playlsi.com.

Nickelodeon’s The Big Help campaign puts kids into action to do something about issues communities face. Kiwanis clubs are encouraged to work with their SLPs on projects like Worldwide Day of Play—when the network goes black and kids are encouraged to head outdoors and help their community. Learn what your club can do to engage at nick.com/thebighelp.

The U.S. Army partnership is based on a foundation of shared values. Engaging in local opportunities, U.S. Army personnel connect with Kiwanis family members and provide access to local battalion support and resources. Contact your local battalion to invite soldiers to speak at a club meeting, take part in service projects and become Kiwanis members. goarmy.com.

KEY CLUB CO-SPONSOR Rustic Pathways has more than 30 years of experience leading exceptional international education and service programs. High school students broaden their global perspective while performing meaningful service projects around the world. Learn more about the incredible trips offered by inviting a local representative to speak at a club meeting or district convention. Find your local connection at Rusticpathways.com.

PROMOTIONAL PARTNERS Scholastic Books partners with the Kiwanis Family to promote literacy outreach programs. Discuss with your club members how a reading oasis for your local school can be woven into your signature service projects and discover the wide array of literacy programs at kiwanisone.org/read.

Up with People is a global education organization focused on bringing the world together through service and music. Kiwanis clubs can engage with Up with People by coordinating service projects, hosting the cast in their homes and sponsoring performances as fundraisers. Find out when Up with People will be in your area at upwithpeople.org.

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COMMUNITY PARTNERS Sister Cities International serves as the national membership organization for individual sister cities, states and countries across the U.S. This partnership gives Kiwanians access to more than 2,100 international partnerships, member rates on events and exchange opportunities. Think about how your club can increase local education, arts and cultural impact through a Sister City collaboration. Contact your local Sister City Program through the city search on sister-cities.org.

JCI is a nonprofit organization of young active citizens, ages 18 to 40, who are engaged and committed to making an impact in their communities. Kiwanians can partner with JCI members on joint community projects to increase local impact. Find your local JCI chapter or contact your state office to inquire about ways to connect and collaborate. kiwanis.org/findjci

CAUSE PARTNERS IHOP. Your club members can support National Pancake Day by serving as ambassadors to encourage restaurant patrons to support Children’s Miracle Network hospitals. Beginning in each January, watch for information from Kiwanis International about registering to volunteer on National Pancake Day.

PREFERRED CHARITIES Kiwanis International partners with Boys & Girls Clubs of America with a focus on mentoring tomorrow’s leaders. Invite their staff to a club meeting and begin building an impactful relationship. Find your local Boys & Girls Club at bgca.org.

Kiwanis International partners with Boy Scouts of America to ensure boys, young men and women grow in character, citizenship, responsibility and leadership to achieve their greatest potential. Your club can sponsor a local troop and support its projects. Find your troop at scouting.org.

Kiwanis family members participate with Children’s Miracle Network by sponsoring fundraising events and conducting service projects at their local children’s hospitals. Get involved by contacting your local CMN hospital and invite a representative to a club meeting to share ideas and create a partnership.

Find your hospital at childrensmiraclenetwork.org.

Kiwanis family members partner with March of Dimes by raising thousands of dollars annually to give every baby a healthy start. To find out how you can help support local events, such as March for Babies and Prematurity Awareness Month, contact marchofdimes.com.

Kiwanis family members joined forces with UNICEF to virtually eliminate iodine deficiency disorders. Today we collaborate on The Eliminate Project, raising US$110 million to help eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus from the planet.

Continue to stay up to date on this campaign at theeliminateproject.org.

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